Westpac has appointed Damien MacRae as its first BaaS chief executive, overseeing the Australian lender’s efforts to deepen its relationship with non-bank partners looking to embed banking services.

Stripe has signed up a host of major retail players to its new Agentic Commerce Suite for selling through multiple AI agents.

Deutsche Börse Group is to integrate AllUnity’s euro-backed stablecoin into its financial market infrastructure.

While there have been countless, ground-breaking developments in digital banking in recent years, cash remains the most used legal tender on the planet. Therefore, we need to consider how can we make cash as green as possible.

Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs is opening consultations on new rules that would empower the police to order banks to restrict the banking transactions of people who refuse to believe that they are being scammed.

HSBC has developed a new credit ranking tool capable of running multiple ‘what if’ climate risk scenarios simultaneously on Google Cloud.

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority says it will embrace technology as a key tool in its five-year strategy to “support growth and improve lives”.

Visa has launched a stablecoins advisory practice to provide insights and recommendations to guide banks, fintechs, merchants, and businesses in Europe on market fit, strategy, and implementation.

Malaysia’s Maybank is inviting startups from across South East Asia to pitch their fintech ideas in a series of roadshows spanning Manila, Jakarta, Bangkok, and Kuala Lumpur.

Coinbase has partnered American Express to launch a credit card that offers up to four per cent bitcoin back on purchases.

Prosper, the UK wealthtech founded by Tandem and Nutmeg alumni, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube.

WeeFin, a fintech that helps financial institutions manage their sustainability strategies, has completed a €25m financing round Series B, led by Blackfin Capital Partners.